[lbarrow]

You don't have to wonder. It says at the bottom of the article that Lyft is not profitable:

  Though currently unprofitable, Lyft's ride economics appear to be going in the right direction.

[tomashertus]

my bad, I was agitated from the graph above this statement!:) Thanks

[revelation]

Wow. Leave it to a startup to go into the red whilst providing 1) an app and 2) fluff mustaches and .. well not much more, really.

[simonw]

They're in a flat out race to gain market share with Uber. If they were profitable (rather than reinvesting revenue in further growth) their investors would rightfully be furious.

[revelation]

They are a middleman. Where exactly is the finish line of this particular race? Because it sounds very much like an antitrust lawsuit.